Portable dispenser for beverages



Jan'. l, 1938. I C, w SwEn-ZER 2,105,339`

PORTABLE DISPENSER FOR BEVERAGES Filed Feb. 1, 1937 2 sheets-sheet 1ATTORNEYS Filed Feb. l, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l Z NvENToR ATTORNEYSPatented Jan. 1l, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE `lclailn.

This invention relates to dispensers especially adapted i'or dispensingbeverages for human consumption and has for the primary object theprovision of a portable device of this character which may beconveniently worn on the body of a person and in such a position thatthe person may conveniently dispense the beverages in desired amounts assold having means for cooling the beverage and also carbonating saidbeverage.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts Vtobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my. invention, reference is to be vhadto the following description and yacompanylng drawings, in which Figurel is a perspective view showing a dispenser applied to a person andconstructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2.is a top planview illustrating the device.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation illustrating the device.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the-line 5--5 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral I indicates anelongated container, curved from end to end so as to provide a concavedrear wall 2 and a convex iront wall 3. The end walls are also curved orrounded 'to merge into the front and rear walls. The rear wall 2 beingconcaved will permit the container to readily ilt a persons body aboutthe waistline. Secured-to the rear l1 are brackets I to which areconnected sh ulder strapsi. Said straps.l 5 pas o ver the shoulders ofthe person, as shown in 40 Figure 1, and cross one another at the backof the person. The walls of the container are of double thickness spacedto receive insulating material 6. Said insulating material is for thepurpose of maintaining the' beverage placedin the container atapproximately the same temperature flor a considerable' length oi' time.

The top wall of the container has an opening I to permit inserting intothe container a pump o 8 and also to permit beverage to be placed in thecontainer when the pump is removed. The bottom wall' of the containerdirectly under the opening' I is Voirset to form a. sump 8 for the pumpand the latter is preferably of the type commonly employed in sodafountains for dispensing liquid in measured amounts being operatedthrough the reciprocation of a Vlinger piece, as shown in Figure 1. Thepump is detachably secured on the 5 container and may be secured againstunauthorized removal through the use of a padlock or similar device, asshown in Figure 2.

A drain faucet I0 is carried by the front wall and adjacent the bottomwall of the container l0 whereby the beverage may be dispensed in largequantities or may be employed for emptying the container of accumulatedmaterial.

A cup dispensing rack I I of a conventional construction is supported onthe front wall of the l5 container by brackets I2. The rack II permitsthe person Wearing the device to obtain cups as desired.

' Located in and removably secured to the rear wall of the container isa perforated receptacle I3 having a removable cover I 4. Articial icemay be placed in the receptacle I3 for the purpose of chilling thebeverage and also acts to carbonize the beverage, the top wall of thecontainer being provided with a suitable vent I5 to permit gases 25 toescape.

A device of the character described may be conveniently worn and permitsbeverage to be dispensed in desired amounts as sold allowing the sellerto pass from one customer to another which 3o eliminates the necessityof dispensing beverages in bottles and like containers, consequentlyreducing overhead costs and the necessity of co1- lecting empty bottlesand accidents that may be caused by the bottles becoming-broken.

What is claimed is:

A portable dispenser comprising a container having an opening in its topwall and providedy in the bottom wall thereof with an oii'set directlyunder said opening to i'orm a sump. a pump ex- 40 tending into thecontainer by way of said opening and terminating within the sump fordispensing beverages from the container in desired amounts,

a perforated receptacle for holding a cooling and carbonating substance,anchoring means carried 45 by the wall of the container and detachablyengaging said receptacle, said receptacle being of such size as to bereadily passed through said opening to permit insertion andpremoval ofthe receptacle into or from its normal position, and mea`ns forsupporting the container on a person.

CHARLES' W. SWEI'IZER.

